Jimmy McGriff - Christmas With Jimmy McGriff - Jazz Organ

Jimmy McGriff's funky Holiday gem!

Tracklisting:
01. White Christmas (3:19)
02. Christmas With McGriff (5:56)
03. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (6:41)
04. Hip Santa (3:09)
05. Winter Wonderland (5:16)
06. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (3:37)
07. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (5:01)
08. Jingle Bells (3:34)

Total Time: 36:35


Personnel:
- Larry Frazier - Guitar
- Rudolph Johnson - Saxophone
- Jimmy McGriff - Organ
- Willie "Saint" Jenkins - Drums


Recorded in New York 1963.

Sue LP-1018 (1963)
Collectables COL-5747 (CD) (1996)


Format: MP3 320 kbit/s. All songs are tagged by the book.

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Review by Steve Leggett
This funky little holiday gem was originally released on Sue Records and was actually Jimmy McGriff's highest charting album, rising to number 15 on the pop charts. Naturally his gritty Hammond B-3 playing is front and center here, given wonderful support by drummer Willie "Saint" Jenkins, guitarist Larry Frazier, and Rudolph Johnson on soprano and tenor saxophone. The whole affair is surprisingly energetic and spunky, and tracks like the hard-charging "Christmas With McGriff," the sleigh bell-embedded "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," and the lively "Hip Santa" are all wonderful examples of upbeat soul jazz. Even the version of "Jingle Bells" that closes the set is funked up, riding a chugging rhythm and a bed of sleigh bells into the yuletide night. McGriff could have easily gone through the motions on this holiday session, and that he obviously didn't makes Christmas With Jimmy McGriff even more endearing.

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